Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.

note the fact that even in this
paragon of a reform administration
the cloven foot is plainly shown
and politics have broken out with a
vengeance and violence wholly I'M
expected at least by the Mugwumps.
I allude to the shabby action of the
son-in-law of the soulless Standard
Oil Company otherwise known as
Secretary Whitney, in turning over
the entire patronage OF the New
York and Brooklyn Navy Yards, to
the Democratic bosses of those great
cities. But such partisan and des-
picable conduct the Secretary pro-
claims to the country his resumption
of the convenient role of pot
house politician of the infamous
Tweed school, where, l believe Mr..
Whitney took his first political les.
sons.
President Cleveland's second
round with the Grand Army of the
Republic, like the first resulted in
his utter discomiture-the third
will be in November 1SSS-and they
do say that Rebel battle flags and
st. Louis, are tabooed subjects at
the White House. Grand Army
men at the Capital generally regard
the Presidents timely declination of
the proposed st. Louis visit as a hap.
ply radiance of an unwelcome guest,
but at the same time, they indig-
nantly and scornfully repel and re-
sent the false and foolish lnsinua.
ton, so unworthy of one holding
such great Office. that he wished
to avoid probable insults on account
OF acts done as official duties. Mr..
Clevelani's grave allusion to "threats
of personal violence and HARM" are
positively childish and ridiculous,
and show that he is absolutely beg
ging the question. Another strange
thing is his speaking of loyal Mis-
souli, which furnished 100000 I'm
ion troops, as Southern State. 1t
is possible that little Dan Lamont
no longer gives his master points on
geography and history? Really it
seems so.
The people OF Washington, especi.
ally the medical fraternity, are be-
ginning to look forward with pleas.
ant anticipation to the meeting OF
the International Medical Congress
in this city next September-fOr
which purpose Congress only appro,
priated $4,000, which memorable
event promised to be of great i'm
; portance to that noble profession
that has done more than any other
agency for the well being of suffer
!, ing humanity.
A prominent Democrat Treasury
official, Oscar j. Harvey, has been
jailed for slaughtering warehouses;
, with his able pen,-nOt the political
war horses of whom you have read
so much, for they are only Of nomi-
nal value-and what IS worse, he
made the Government pay for them
at the rate of 5000 each. This man
had charge of the settlement of
claims of military officers on account
; Of horses lost in army service, and
whenever it suited his purpose to do
so, Harvey would put through a
claim by series of sharp forgeries.
and take the money. The forger,
les really foot up to $4,000 but he
only realized about $4,000 before his
} rascality was exposed. The fallen
clerk confesses his guilt. In such
. cases the penalty is ten years i'm
prisonment, $1,000, fine, or both in
each case; there are between one
and two hundred cases against
, him.
! The judicatory In the case of Rev
} +. M. Todd, of Manassas, Va, af
. ter celebrating many days as to
whether or not he was guilty or un
chastity returned the old Scotch yer
dict "not proven" The case was
tried in this city, and was regarded
!, with more than usual interest as the
, Presidents pastor, DR.. Sunderland
was counsel for the defendant. DR.
t Sunderland and his client are DIES
pleased with the result and will take
an appeal.
! An important modification of the
Civil Service rules is the repeal OF
, the clause limiting the age of the
candidate to forty-fve years; one
5 effect of this will be to open the way
j. for Ex-COnfederate soldiers, most
OF whom have hitherto been exclud
ed under that regulation.
Inclusive of fourth-class post mas
!, tiers, the number of "chief officers
OF the Government is 56,134, and in
' these there have been 1892 chang.
! ed under President Cleveland
which is better showing than many
Democrats supposed possible.
Washington is one of the few large
cities of the country still having a
> Republican postmaster but there
are strong indications of change
very soon.
| The female clerks of the Patent
. Office are all agog over an intrigue
brought to light by the Bacon ex
: pose. 1t is said that one lady had
so wrought upon the old mans sus
, ceptlbility to female charms thai
: she secured advances from her lover
amounting to 1850. 1t appears thai
this lady, (she may be one, although
Bacon had wife and grown chill
dren,) was already marked for de
capitation on July LIST, but now she